The Warriors poster
Director Walter Hill
Screenplay Walter Hill, David Shaber

The Warriors

Tagline: These are the armies of the night. They are 100,000 strong. They outnumber the cops five to one. They could run New York City. Tonight they're all out to get the Warriors.

Release Date: 1979-02-01

Duration: 94 minutes

Synopsis

Prominent gang leader Cyrus calls a meeting of New York's gangs to set aside their turf wars and take over the city. At the meeting, a rival leader kills Cyrus, but a Coney Island gang called the Warriors is wrongly blamed for Cyrus' death. Before you know it, the cops and every gangbanger in town is hot on the Warriors' trail.

Casting

  • James Remar
    Ajax
  • Konrad Sheehan
    Punk (Leader)
  • Jery Hewitt
    Baseball Fury Leader/ Punk (Beanie)
  • Mercedes Ruehl
    Policewoman
  • Robert Townsend
    Baseball Fury (uncredited)
  • David Harris
    Cochise
  • Michael Beck
    Swan
  • Sonny Landham
    Policeman in Subway Station
  • Sonny Landham
    Police
  • Joel Weiss
    Rogue